2023 Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Degrees Awarded
$30,900
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 553 people earned their degree in school nursing, making the major the 581st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 106 school nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in school nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent school nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the school nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s. Maryville U is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 64 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville U were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,372. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for School Nursing for a Master’s. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 masters’s school nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Kate’s, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best School Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St Catherine University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,157. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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